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2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$5,646 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,683 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 83 degrees and certificates were awarded to funeral & mortuary science students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #31 most popular major in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for mortuary science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mortuary science majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Funeral & Mortuary Science

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the best value school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a associate degree in Indiana. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $4,637 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, mortuary science graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,032.

Ivy Tech Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Indiana list.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Ivy Tech Community College Report

#2

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

The excellent associate degree programs at Vincennes University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value funeral & mortuary science schools in Indiana. Vincennes University is a large public school located in the town of Vincennes.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vincennes University are $6,654 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, mortuary science majors at Vincennes University accumulate an average of around $14,002 in student debt.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Vincennes University

Out of the 3 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-America College of Funeral Service landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mid-America College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Jeffersonville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mid-America College are $18,000 a year. The average amount in student loans that mortuary science majors at Mid-America College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,122.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Mid-America College of Funeral Service

Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 32
Wisconsin 16
Ohio 89
Illinois 135

One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, funeral & mortuary science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mortuary Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 1,800
Funeral Direction/Service 278
Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer 66
Other Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 42

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 124,611
Culinary Arts 22,075
Casino Operations and Services 385
Other Personal & Culinary Services 95

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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